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Home of the Month: The Fords

For Kelly Ford, founder and owner of Ford Studio of Design, and her husband, Jim, a senior equity research analyst at Long Focus Capital, change is an understatement.(Photo: PARTICK COX/Contributor)Buy Photo

We can all agree that the first chapter of marriage ushers in a lot of change. However, for Kelly Ford, founder and owner of Ford Studio of Design, and her husband, Jim, a senior equity research analyst at Long Focus Capital, change is an understatement.

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When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

When Kelly and Jim Ford toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache. PATRICK COX/Contributor

In their first decade as a family, they have graced two countries, four states and seven homes. Add onto that two children, Naphtali and Bauer, and you’ve got quite a story to tell. When the couple toured the Parkins Mill home they now call their own, they knew it was the perfect place to put down roots. All it needed was a few renovations, a lot of TLC and a splash of panache.

With the help of Lucas Anthony of Anthony Construction, Kelly spearheaded the task of making this next chapter a little bit more permanent. She and Jim sought to develop and design a place where family and friends could feel welcome.

“I love that our home is a place where the four of us are daily sharing in each other’s joys, bearing each other’s burdens, learning from each other, and loving each other while seeing and experiencing the good, bad, and the ugly,” Kelly Ford says. “We love having a space where our kids and friends can feel loved and served, as well as a space where we can practice the things we value the most as a family.”

Almost three years after purchasing the home, Ford says guests often remark on the home’s beauty in design, the deliberately appointed renovations and the flare for the creative. When it comes to the Ford family, there really is no place like home.